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cyberpolice

cyberpolice noun: a police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.

Noun

cyberpolice (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.
    • The cyberpolice on Prodigy had busted me. Evidently, you can call the authorities from a button on your computer and complain when profanity is being used.1995, Howard Stern, Miss America
    • The cyberpolice and their elite masters are living under the sign of virtual catastrophe (that is, anticipating the electronic disaster that could happen)...2004, Malcolm Miles, Tim Hall, Iain Borden, The city cultures reader

Origin of cyberpolice

From cyber- + police.

Questions about cyberpolice

What does cyberpolice mean?
Cyberpolice means a police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.
What part of speech is cyberpolice?
Cyberpolice is a noun.

Words near cyberpolice in the dictionary

  1. cyberpoem
  2. cyberpoems
  3. cyberpoet
  4. cyberpoetry
  5. cyberpoets
  6. cyberpolice
  7. cyberpolitical
  8. cyberpolitics
  9. cyberpop
  10. cyberporn
  11. cyberpornography

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